Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148209G1515227 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenJun 29, 2023
TN
Last seenMay 13, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148209G1515227
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
13N

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
14820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
515227

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Prefix basis · 5,012 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 5,012 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 29, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026COII · Walk-around2LUIS ROBERTO BENAVIDEZ 1514947160B945/TX
Jan 27, 2026COIII · Driver-only0LUIS ROBERTO BENAVIDEZ 1514947160B945/TX
Nov 1, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0LUIS ROBERTO BENAVIDEZ 1514947160B945/TX
Sep 11, 2025WYII · Walk-around4OOSLUIS ROBERTO BENAVIDEZ 1514947160B945/TX
Jan 14, 2025COIII · Driver-only1LUIS ROBERTO BENAVIDEZ 1514947160B945/TX
Dec 20, 2024COII · Walk-around0LUIS ROBERTO BENAVIDEZ 1514947160B945/TX
Aug 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around0LUIS ROBERTO BENAVIDEZ 1514947160B945/TX
Apr 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around1LUIS ROBERTO BENAVIDEZ 1514947160B945/TX
Mar 4, 2024WYI · Full6LUIS ROBERTO BENAVIDEZ 1514947160B945/TX
Feb 21, 2024COIII · Driver-only0LUIS ROBERTO BENAVIDEZ 1514947160B945/TX
Sep 26, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0JBJ TRANSPORT LLC 2539775160B945/TX
Jul 28, 2023COI · Full0JBJ TRANSPORT LLC 2539775160B945/TX
Jun 29, 2023TNII · Walk-around0JBJ TRANSPORT LLC 2539775160B945/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUIS ROBERTO BENAVIDEZ1514947Feb 21, 2024May 13, 202610TX
JBJ TRANSPORT LLC2539775Jun 29, 2023Sep 26, 20233TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
160B945TXLUIS ROBERTO BENAVIDEZFeb 21, 2024May 13, 202610
160B945TXJBJ TRANSPORT LLCJun 29, 2023Sep 26, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026